Кэт Мартин — новинки

Эта увлекательная книга вобрала в себя передовые знания, научные идеи и потрясающие иллюстрации, посвященные биологии человека. В создании энциклопедии объединили усилия известный британский автор научно-популярной литературы для подростков Клаудия Мартин и высококвалифицированный врач с опытом работы в национальной службе здравоохранения Великобритании Кристина Раут. Книга иллюстрирована уникальными фотографиями, сделанными мощными электронными микроскопами, а также подробными схемами работы различных органов.

Иллюстрированный атлас мира позволит совершить виртуальное кругосветное путешествие и заглянуть в самые удаленные уголки Земли. На его страницах вас ждет много интересного: природные и рукотворные чудеса света, разнообразные представители растительного и животного мира, сведения об истории и традициях разных народов, удивительные факты о континентах, странах и крупнейших городах, потрясающие фотографии лучших фотографов мира.

Перед вами энциклопедия, от которой невозможно оторваться: фантастически яркие и четкие фотографии и изображения планет и звезд, галактик и туманностей, астероидов и спутников, подробная информация о возникновении Солнечной системы, история освоения космоса – все вместе потрясает воображение и увлекает даже искушенного читателя. Новейшие факты о МКС и космической обсерватории, космопланах и зондах, устройстве современных телескопов и марсоходов, гипотезы о дальнейшем развитии Вселенной и планы по освоению Марса – будет по-настоящему интересно!

Встретьтесь тет-а-тет с самыми страшными существами из когда-либо ходивших по Земле! На страницах этой необыкновенной, открывающей глаза на многие факты из жизни динозавров книги это возможно! Вы узнаете, как вели себя динозавры, какими были стратегии их выживания и тактики охоты, инстинкты и уровень интеллекта. Тщательно проработанный издательский проект Клаудии Мартин знакомит с палеонтологическими данными последних лет. Она — автор научно-популярной литературы для детей и молодежи, обладающий исключительным талантом делать сложные идеи доступными. В написании книги ей помогал Дугал Диксон — всемирно признанный авторитет в области исследования динозавров и один из самых популярных научных авторов Великобритании. Он работал редактором и консультантом многих телевизионных сериалов и кинофильмов о динозаврах в США, Великобритании и Японии. Благодаря третьему важному члену команды — художнику Мэту Эдвардсу — книга поражает уникальными доисторическими пейзажами и существами, очень реалистичными на вид.

To British privateer Ethan Sharpe, Grace Chastain was nothing but a pawn for vengeance against Harmon Jeffries, the traitor responsible for his brutal years in prison.Believing Grace to be Jeffries' mistress, he plans to humiliate his enemy by seducing her. Grace fears her priceless heirloom necklace has begun to live up to its curse when Captain Sharpe makes her his prisoner aboard his schooner. Defiantly she resists his coarse advances, but suspects there is more to this complex sea captain than his brooding anger and silent accusations.And Ethan quickly realizes that she is not the wicked woman he imagined her to be. Grace is as headstrong as she is lovely, and the battle of wills that ensues weakens his resolve. But can Ethan settle the demons of his past and follow the destiny his heart commands?

Five years ago, Rafael, Duke of Sheffield, believed he was betrayed by the woman he loved and the pain haunts him still.When Rafe discovers that he was cruelly tricked and that Danielle Duval was never unfaithful, he's desperate to win her back. But Dani is already on a steamer bound for America to marry another man. Impulsively, Rafe follows her and, trapping her in a compromising situation, quickly makes her his wife.Promising her that with time he can prove his love and win her trust, Rafe presents her with a stunning necklace rumored to hold great power. As much as Dani wants to believe it can right the wrongs of the past, she fears there is one truth it cannot conceal, a truth that could cost her this second chance with Rafe, the only man she has ever loved….

Autumn Sommers knows the danger of ignoring such powerful omens. Twelve years earlier, she could have prevented a tragic accident if only she had acted on those horrible nightmares. This time, she knows what she has to do. Her research into local missing persons suggests that the girl in Autumn's dreams could be Molly, the daughter of businessman Ben McKenzie.Still emotionally shattered from his loss and unwilling to trust this stranger, Ben is angered rather than relieved to hear her theory that Molly is still alive. Certain that she may be the girl's only chance, Autumn persists, until Ben grudgingly agrees to explore this tiny, if improbable, shred of hope.As Autumn's dreams become more and more vivid, she and Ben pursue their leads–leads that point to more murders, and to the only person in control of whether they live–or die.

Forced to choose between his soulmate and his salvation!After years abroad, Royal has returned to Bransford Castle to find his father dying and the family treasury almost empty. Guilt-ridden, Royal makes the old Duke a rash promise: to marry heiress Jocelyn Caulfield and restore the estate to its former glory.Unhappily, Royal’s fiancée leaves him cold… It’s her beautiful cousin Lily Moran who quickens his pulse! Penniless Lily knows that nothing can come of their undeniable attraction – but there is a way she can help. Enlisting some questionable characters from her past, she concocts an elaborate ruse to recover some of the Bransford fortune.As the dangerous scheme unfolds, Lily and Royal are thrown together in pursuit of the very thing – money – that keeps them apart…

A child he’s never met. A danger he’s never known. That he’s a father is news former Navy SEAL Ben Slocum was not expecting. But once the initial shock wears off for the confirmed bachelor, he takes in the rest of what social worker Claire Chastain tells him: that his son is missing, abducted by a man who wants revenge against Claire and Sam’s dead mother. And that Ben is now the child's only hope.As Ben and Claire band together to track the two down, their concern for Sam draws them closer, each fighting feelings there's no time to explore. Because when their search takes them too close to Sam’s abductor and his cohorts, the danger hits home—the son he’s desperate to save, the woman he’s desperate to love…Ben's got one chance to take back what's his, and in one gunshot he could lose it all."Kat Martin is a fast gun when it comes to storytelling, and I love her books." – Linda Lael Miller